Only the police with the support of the army will be allowed on the road after 7 p.m. as of this weekend as Seychelles puts in place further measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Danny Faure announced in a national address on Tuesday.
Faure's an...
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The health commissioner in Seychelles is urging the public to respect health measures put in place and cooperate with law enforcement officers even as the number of COVID-19 cases is holding steady at 11.
"The last case was detected nine days ago - the 11th ...
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14 April 2020
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Seychellois brothers and sisters,
COVID-19 continues to devastate communities worldwide. As of today, more than 2 million people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus. More than 120, 000 people have die...
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11 April 2020
President Danny Faure has today assented to the Appropriation (Amendment) Act 2020 which provides for a Budget of SR10,447,151,547 (Ten billion, four hundred and forty seven million, one hundred and fifty-one thousand, five hundred and forty-seven r...
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Travel restrictions in Seychelles and globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a steep drop in revenue in the local tourism industry, affecting both owners and the staff they employ.
SNA spoke to some hotel owners to find out how they are coping with...
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Citizens and businesses have diverse views on the shut down of non-essential services in Seychelles for 21 days from Thursday to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Despite strict restrictions on the movement of people, the capital Victoria still had many circulating...
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The public must respect the prohibition orders put in place in Seychelles to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19, a health official said Thursday, while police officers are set to increase checkpoints to ensure stay-at-home orders are followed.
"The ...
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Seychelles on Wednesday at midnight will shut down non-essential services and restrict the movements of people for 21 days to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a top health official said on Tuesday.
The new strict measures -- in line with prevention efforts se...
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6 April 2020
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Seychellois brothers and sisters,
The world continues to fight this invisible enemy. COVID-19 continues to ravage the world. In the space of just 10 days, the number of infected people worldwide has gone up from 500,000...
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Nearly 2,000 tourists opted to remain in Seychelles as airlines carry out their last flights to repatriate stranded foreigners amid the COVID-19 outbreak, said a government official.
The mostly European visitors on holiday in Seychelles were left stranded af...
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COVID-19 has swept across the globe, forcing governments to shut down travel and order citizens to stay at home to try to keep the spread from growing larger. Already there are more than 700,000 confirmed cases with more than 33,000 deaths globally from the infe...
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Seychelles will help local artisanal fishermen find a market for their catch to ensure food security in the country, the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture says.
"Under the plan, we want to make sure that our artisanal fishermen continue to fish and we know th...
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